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7.1 Acknowledgements

The National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy benefited from the insights, perspectives, and advice of over 100 stakeholders in the shaping of this policy report. We would like to thank the government officials, experts, and other members of our Expert Advisory Committee for providing valuable input on the research and conclusions that form this report. The committee was co-chaired by NRTEE Vice-Chair David Chernushenko, and Ian Church, Chair of the National Committee of International Polar Year Canada. Special acknowledgements go to Heather Auld, Don Lemmen, and Bill Wyness, whose extensive feedback on scientific and technical issues, northern realities, and the application of risk-based mechanisms to infrastructure helped to strengthen our work. Dr. Robert Page, Chair of the NRTEE, and Robert Slater, Vice-Chair with David Chernushenko, helped guide the development of the final report and its recommendations on behalf of NRTEE members. As part of our research, we visited and heard from experts and decision makers in Gjoa Haven, Inuvik, Yellowknife, Whitehorse, Toronto, and Edmonton. The NRTEE would like to thank all who participated in these stakeholder sessions. We wish to thank the three study teams that led the distinct research components for this report -- the Canadian Standards Association, the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, and Gartner Lee Ltd. -- as well as Torys LLP for its research on liability issues. We want to acknowledge and thank officials from Environment Canada, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Infrastructure Canada, and Natural Resources Canada, in particular, which provided expertise in support of our research. The views and conclusions expressed in this report do not necessarily represent those of the persons and stakeholders noted above. Many thanks go to Denise Edwards, administrative assistant of the NRTEE, who tirelessly organized the numerous meetings of our stakeholders and experts.   The NRTEE would like to acknowledge the initial efforts of Erik Sparling, former Policy Advisor at the NRTEE, for his early direction and research for this program. Thanks also to Katherine Balpataky, NRTEE Research Associate, for her support in filling research gaps.   Finally, the NRTEE wishes to acknowledge and thank Jimena Eyzaguirre, NRTEE Policy Advisor, for her significant contribution in writing this report. She played an essential role in bringing together the research results, integrating the case studies, and working with experts and NRTEE members in the final development of True North. This report would not have been possible without her.

7.2 National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy : About Us

Emerging from the famous Brundtland Report, Our Common Future, the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy (NRTEE or Round Table) has become a model for convening diverse and competing interests around one table to create consensus ideas and viable suggestions for sustainable development. The NRTEE focuses on sustaining Canada’s prosperity without borrowing resources from future generations or compromising their ability to live securely. The NRTEE is in the unique position of being an independent policy advisory agency that advises the federal government on sustainable development solutions. We raise awareness among Canadians and their governments about the challenges of sustainable development. We advocate for positive change. We strive to promote credible and impartial policy solutions that are in the best interest of all Canadians based on research, stakeholder engagement, and consideration by Round Table members. We accomplish that mission by fostering sound, well-researched reports on priority issues and by offering advice to governments on how best to reconcile and integrate the often divergent challenges of economic prosperity and environmental conservation. The NRTEE brings together a group of distinguished sustainability leaders active in businesses, universities, environmentalism, labour, public policy, and community life from across Canada. Our members are appointed by the federal government for a mandate of up to three years. They meet in a round table format that offers a safe haven for discussion and encourages the unfettered exchange of ideas leading to consensus. This is how we reconcile positions that have traditionally been at odds. We also reach out to expert organizations, industries, and individuals to assist us in conducting our work on behalf of Canadians. These partners help spark our creativity, challenge our thinking, and generate the momentum needed for success. The NRTEE Act underlines the independent nature of the Round Table and its work. The NRTEE reports, at this time, to the Government of Canada and Parliament through the Minister of the Environment. The NRTEE maintains a secretariat, which commissions and analyzes the research required by its members in their work. The secretariat furnishes research, administrative, promotional, and communications support for NRTEE activities and operations.

7.3 NRTEE Members

NRTEE Chair Bob Page, Ph.D. TransAlta Professor of Environmental Management and Sustainability Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy University of Calgary Calgary, Alberta Janet Benjamin President Vireo Technologies Inc. North Vancouver, British Columbia The Honourable Pauline Browes, P.C. Director Waterfront Regeneration Trust Toronto, Ontario Elizabeth Brubaker Executive Director Environment Probe Toronto, Ontario Angus Bruneau Corporate Director St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador David Chernushenko President Green & Gold Inc. Ottawa, Ontario Dianne Cunningham Director, Lawrence National Centre for Policy and Management The University of Western Ontario London, Ontario Anthony Dale Vice President Policy and Public Affairs Ontario Hospital Association Toronto, Ontario Francine Dorion St-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec Robert Dubé President Atout Personnel Montreal, Quebec John Hachey Lachine, Quebec Timothy Haig President and CEO BIOX Corporation Oakville, Ontario Christopher Hilkene President Clean Water Foundation Toronto, Ontario Mark Jaccard Professor School of Resource and Environmental Management Simon Fraser University Vancouver, British Columbia Leah C. Lawrence President Clean Energy Capitalists Inc. Calgary, Alberta Donald MacKinnon President Power Workers’ Union Toronto, Ontario Ken McKinnon Chair Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Board Whitehorse, Yukon Richard Prokopanko Director Government Relations Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. Vancouver, British Columbia Wishart Robson Climate Change Advisor Nexen Inc. Calgary, Alberta Robert Slater Adjunct Professor Environmental Policy Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario   NRTEE President and CEO David McLaughlin  

7.4 Federal Commitments to Invest in Northern Infrastructure since 2006

Policy driver	Funding program / activity	Investment ($)	Timeframe	Other information
Support for Canadians and Their Families – Budget 2006	Northern Housing Trust	$300 million ($50 YT; $50 NT; $200 NU)	One-time payment	Paid into a third-party trust
A Vision for a New North — Supporting Fisheries in the North – Budget 2008	Commercial harbour in Pangnirtung, Nunavut	$8 million	Over 2 years	Construction, operations, and management costs of the initiative
A Vision for a New North — Protecting and Securing Canada’s Sovereignty – Budget 2008	A new polar-class icebreaker	$720 million		For procurement of new vessel, given decommissioning of Canadian Coast Guard’s current icebreaker in 2017
Action to Stimulate Housing Construction – Budget 2009	Northern housing	$200 million ($50 YT; $50 NT; $100 NU)	Over 2 years	Funding provided through the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Immediate Action to Build Infrastructure — Supporting Canada’s Vision for the North – Budget 2009	Building a worldclass high Arctic research station	$87 million	Over 2 years	To maintain or upgrade research facilities; projects to be completed by March 31, 2011. $2 million for Indian and Northern Affairs Canada for feasibility analysis of the station
Immediate Action to Build Infrastructure — Small Craft Harbours – Budget 2009	Construction of Pangnirtung Harbour in Nunavut	$17 million
Building Canada Plan — Budget 2009 and earlier budgets	Canada-Yukon Framework Agreement	$274.61 million	Over 7 years (2007–2014)	Includes Building Canada Fund ($7.91 million); territorial base fund ($175 million); gas tax fund ($88.5 million); municipal rural infrastructure fund ($3.2 million)
	Canada-Northwest Territories Framework Agreement	$277.5 million	Over 7 years (2007–2014)	Includes Building Canada Fund ($10.8 million); territorial base fund ($175 million); gas tax fund ($88.5 million); municipal rural infrastructure fund ($3.2 million)
	Canada-Nunavut Framework Agreement	$274.28 million	Over 7 years (2007–2014)	Includes Building Canada Fund ($7.68 million); territorial base fund ($175 million); gas tax fund ($88.5 million); municipal rural infrastructure fund ($3.1 million)
Source: Government of Canada budget documents available on the website of the Department of Finance.

7.5 Stakeholder Participation

Note: As the NRTEE program took place over three years, some participants’ titles and organizations might have changed. Information that appears here reflects that of the participants at the time of these meetings. Meetings of the Expert Advisory Committee (list of members) October 3, 2007: Ottawa, Ontario January 28, 29 and 30, 2008: Edmonton, Alberta February 27 and 28, 2008: Edmonton, Alberta

Focus Group and Stakeholder Review Meetings

Codes, Standards and Related Instruments Research January 15, 2008: Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Insurance Research January 8, 2008: Toronto, Ontario January 11, 2008: Edmonton, Alberta Disaster Management Research October 22–23, 2007: Gjoa Haven, Nunavut October 25–26, 2007: Inuvik, Northwest Territories November 14–15, 2007: Whitehorse, Yukon January 24–25, 2008: Edmonton, Alberta

Expert Advisory Committee

Heather Auld Associate Director Adaptation and Impacts Research Division Environment Canada Earle Baddaloo Director Environmental Protection (Iqaluit) Government of Nunavut Jackie Bourgeois NRTEE Adaptation Committee Member Ian Burton Scientist Emeritus Adaptation and Impacts Research Division Environment Canada David Chernushenko (Chair) (NRTEE Vice Chair), President Green and Gold Inc. Ian R. Church (Associate Chair) Chair Canadian IPY National Committee Darrel Danyluk Chair Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee Canadian Council of Professional Engineers Cindy Dickson Director Circumpolar Relations Council of Yukon First Nations Don Lemmen Research Manager Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Directorate Natural Resources Canada Darcie Matthiessen (Alternate) Climate Change Coordinator Circumpolar Relations Council of Yukon First Nations Gordon A. McBean Director Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction The University of Western Ontario Nancy Olewiler Director Public Policy Forum, and Professor of Economics Department of Economics, Public Policy Program Simon Fraser University Bob Page (NRTEE Chair); TransAlta Professor Environmental Management and Sustainability Institute for Sustainable Energy, Environment and Economy University of Calgary Greg Paoli Consultant Decisionalysis Risk Consultants Inc. Robert Tremblay Executive Director Road Safety and Special Projects Insurance Bureau of Canada Lisa Van Buren Manager Climate Change Adaptation Environment and Renewable Resources Directorate Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Gary Webster Assistant Deputy Minister Regional Integration Branch - Assistant Deputy Minister's Office Infrastructure Canada Leslie Whitby Director Environment and Renewable Resources Directorate Indian and Northern Affairs Bill Wyness Senior Technical Officer Architectural and Structural Technical Support Section Asset Management Division, Public Works and Services Government of the Northwest Territories Eleanor Young Director Municipal and Community Affairs Department Government of the Northwest Territories

Meeting Participants

Peter Akkikungnaq Contractor and Heavy Equipment Operator Gjoa Haven, NU Dave Albisser City of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, YT Doug Alpen Mackenzie River/Arctic Officer in Charge Inuvik Marine Communications and Traffic Services Canadian Coast Guard, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Inuvik, NT Heather Auld Associate Director Adaptation and Impacts Research Group Environment Canada, Downsview, ON Chris Belanger Development Assessment Analyst and Coordinator Community Infrastructure Branch, Community Services Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, YT Lianne Bellisario Science Advisor Emergency Management Policy Public Safety Canada, Ottawa, ON Beatrice Bernhardt Director Community Operations, Kitikmeot Economic Development and Transportation Government of Nunavut, Iqaluit, NU Phil Borgel Supervising Engineer Yukon Electrical, Whitehorse, YT Sue Bowie Manager Implementation Negotiations Aboriginal Affairs and Intergovernmental Relations Government of Northwest Territories Yellowknife, NT Dan Boyd Assistant Deputy Minister Corporate Policy and Communications Yukon Liquor Corporation Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, YT Elizabeth Bronson Manager Product Development The Dominion of Canada General Insurance Toronto, ON Ian Burton Scientist Emeritus Adaptation and Impacts Research Environment Canada, Downsview, ON Eric Bussey Director Territorial Emergency Management Municipal & Community Affairs Directorate Government of Northwest Territories Yellowknife, NT Lesley Cabott Manager City of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, YT Rick Campbell Director of Public Works Town of Inuvik, Inuvik, NT Neil Carmichael Director of Nunavut Airports Government of Nunavut, Iqaluit, NU Teddy Carter Gjoa Haven Hunters and Trappers Organization Gjoa Haven, NU Paul Chaulk Manager Community Development-Technical Nunavut Housing Corporation, Cambridge Bay, NU Sukhi Cheema Director Design and Technical Services Public Works and Services, Technical Support Section Government of Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, NT Ian Church Chair Canadian IPY National Committee Whitehorse, YT Peter Clarkson Regional Director Beaufort Delta Department of the Executive Government of Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, NT Michael DeBolt Government Affairs Manager Insurance Bureau of Canada, Edmonton, AB Julie Desjardins Consultant Desjardins & Associates, Mississauga, ON Rob Dumont Principal Scientist Building Performance Alternative Energy and Manufacturing Smart Science Solutions, Saskatoon, SK Mark Egener President Summit Enterprises International Inc., Edmonton, AB Kellie Emon Senior Minerals Development Advisor Mineral Resources Branch Directorate of Energy, Mines and Resources Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, YT Treva Ennis Supervisor Health Programs, Kativik Health Centre Health and Social Services Government of Nunavut, Iqaluit, NU David Etkin Coordinator Emergency Management Program Atkinson Faculty of Liberal and Applied Studies, School of Administration York University, Toronto, ON Tim Goos A/Director Strategic Integration Environment Canada, Edmonton, AB Wayne Guy Consultant, Yellowknife, NT John S. Hawkins Department of Economic Development and Transportation Government of Nunavut, Iqaluit, NU Wally Hidinger Manager Transportation Planning & Programming Directorate of Highways and Public Works Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, YT Michael Hine Resource Development Officer Economic Development Department Indian & Northern Affairs, Iqaluit, NU Ed Hoeve Chief Engineer & Principal Consultant EBA Consultants, Yellowknife, NT Dan Hogan Chair First National Engineering Assessment of the Vulnerability of Infrastructure to Climate Change Engineers Canada, Saskatoon, SK Igor Holubec Consulting Engineer I. Holubec Consulting Inc., Oakville, ON Gurdev Jagpal Regional Transportation Superintendent, Inuvik Department of Transportation Government of Northwest Territories, Inuvik, NT Richard Janowicz Manager Hydrology Section Directorate of Environment Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, YT Alan Johnson Manager Transportation Planning Economic Development and Transportation Government of Nunavut, Iqaluit, NU Ken Johnson Consultant, Edmonton, AB Michael Kalnay Director Program Review Office Executive Directorate Government of Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, NT Raymond Kamookak Senior Administrative Officer Hamlet of Gjoa Haven, Gjoa Haven, NU Richard Kerr Planned Maintenance, Health, Safety & Environment Coordinator Yukon Electrical Company Limited, Whitehorse, YT Brian Kyle A/Director RPS Technologist Engineering and Technical Services Public Works and Government Services Canada, Gatineau, QC Ann Lanteigne Department of Transportation Government of Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, NT Bridget Larocque Executive Director Gwich’in Council International, Inuvik, NT Bryan Levia Environmental Protection Officer Chair of Yukon Interagency Spills Committee Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, YT Derek Lindsay Mayor Town of Inuvik, Inuvik, NT Alex Love Director Technical Services Yukon Electric Corporation, Whitehorse, YT Ernest MacGillivray Director New Brunswick Emergency Measures Organization Government of New Brunswick, Fredericton, NB Sudhansu Majumdar Project Officer Projects Division Government of Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, NT Lee Mandeville Program Coordinator Land & Environment Dene Nation, Yellowknife, NT Kevin McLeod Director Highways & Marine Department of Transportation Government of Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, NT Farrell McGovern Consultant, Iqaluit, NU Ken McKinnon (NRTEE Member), President McKinnon and Associates General Consulting Whitehorse, YT Octavio Melo Operations Manager Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Gatineau, QC Alana Mero International Polar Year Coordinator Northwest Territories Aurora Research Institute, Inuvik, NT Josh Mickleborough Manager Technical Support Department of Highways and Public Works Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, YT Michael Miltenberger Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources Government of Northwest Territories, Whitehorse, NT Kellie Mitchell Regional Director-Arctic Region Public Safety Canada, Yellowknife, NT Norbert Morgenstern University Professor (Emeritus) of Civil Engineering Department of Civil Engineering University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB Gabrielle Moser Senior Analyst Policies and Priorities Directorate Infrastructure Canada, Ottawa, ON Chief Richard Nerysoo President Nihtat Gwich’in Council, Inuvik, NT David Neville Director Disaster Financial Assistance and Preparedness Programs Public Safety Canada, Ottawa, ON Skye Newnham Project Engineer Yukon Department of Highways and Public Works Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, YT Rod Nickel Manager Business Development Bank of Canada, Whitehorse, YT Dr. Norma Nielsen Professor and Chair Insurance and Risk Management Haskayne School of Business University of Calgary, Calgary, AB Joel Nodelman & Joan Nodelman Principles Nodelman Consulting Inc., St. Albert, AB Randy Patrick Director North Slave Region Northwest Territories Power Corporation, Hay River, NT Greg Paoli Consultant Decisionalysis Risk Consultants Inc., Ottawa, ON Dr. Ralph Paroli Director Building Envelope and Structure National Research Council, Ottawa, ON Enuk Pauloosie Environmental Lands Affairs Officer Economic Development and Transportation Government of Nunavut, Iqaluit, NU Bruce Perry Senior Vice President - Deputy Head Canadian Operations, Canada Branch, and Partner Reinsurance Europe Limited, Toronto, ON Neil Phillips Technical Advisor Beaufort Delta District Office Northwest Territories Housing Corporation, Inuvik, NT Glen Plummer Communications Officer Provincial Emergency Program Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General Government of British Colombia, Victoria, BC Al Parro Property Product Manager Swiss Reinsurance Company, Vancouver, BC Wally Porter Community Liaison Officer Kitikmeot Inuit Association, Cambridge Bay, NU Lee Ann Pugh Climate Change/Research Assistant Department of Environment Government of Nunavut, Iqaluit, NU Nathan Pullar Implementation Manager NorthwesTel Inc., Whitehorse, YT Uriash Puqiqnak Mayor and Director of Community Operations of Hamlet of Gjoa Haven Hamlet of Gjoa Haven, NU Blaine Rapp Safety and Emergency Services Specialist City of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, YT Wayne Savigny Senior Geotechnical Engineer & Engineering Geologist BGC Engineering Inc., Vancouver, BC Robert Schmidt ArcticNet Project 4.7 Research Assistant Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) University of Western Ontario, London, ON Johanna Smith Climate Change Coordinator Environmental Programs Branch Department of the Environment Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, YT George Socha Property Specialist Guy Carpenter Company Ltd., Toronto, ON Jim Sparling Manager, Climate Change Programs Environmental Protection Department of the Environment & Natural Resources Government of Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, NT Bruce Stebbing Senior Plan Review Officer Municipal and Community Affairs Government of Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, NT John Streicker Climate Change Writer/Consultant Marsh Lake, YT Michael Templeton Supervisor Wildfire Operations, Community Services Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, YT Doug Thorseth Supervisor Building Inspections Planning and Development Services City of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, YT Curtis Time Implementation Manager NorthwesTel Inc., Whitehorse, YT Robert Tremblay Director Road Safety and Special Projects Insurance Bureau of Canada, Toronto, ON Wayne Tuck Manager Engineering and Environmental Services Department City of Whitehorse, Whitehorse, YT Jen Turner Coordinator Northern Climate Exchange Northern Research Institute Yukon College, Whitehorse, YT Dana Vanier Research Officer Concrete Structures National Research Council Ottawa, ON Arvind Vashishtha Project Engineer Transportation Department Government of Northwest Territories, Inuvik, NT Robin Walsh Director Transportation Engineering Department of Highways and Public Works Government of Yukon, Whitehorse, YT Marsh Wilson Director Infrastructure Development Directorate Northwest Territories Housing Corporation Government of Northwest Territories, Yellowknife, NT John Yeulet Director Network Service Improvement Northwestel Inc., Whitehorse, YT Eleanor Young Director Community Operations Department of Municipal and Community Affairs Government of the Northwest Territories Yellowknife, NT Terry Zdan Acting Research Director Centre for Sustainable Transportation University of Winnipeg Winnipeg, MB * Stakeholders participated in interviews, but did not necessarily attend focus groups or review sessions.